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Originally Posted By: latishyaWhy should Latin be considered an indispensable part of English language education?
I probably mis-spoke myself a bit there... I was primarily thinking of what the required subjects were in Shakespeare's day that might have given a well-educated 10-year-old then certain advantages over "fully educated" modern adults in certain areas.Quote:A fixation with Latin was responsible for the stupid "split infinitive" nonsense, after all.
I believe "A fixation with something was responsible for the stupid "something else" nonsense" in a great many cases, ... perhaps we should give up on schooling altogether. (joking)
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